Unhurried Spirituality

The books, in order

1. 1

   Spirituality · 14 min

   The Four Agreements

   Don Miguel Ruiz

   According to the book, many of our inner rules came from childhood, through reward and punishment, and we repeat those voices as if they were our own choice.

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2. 2

   Spirituality · 16 min

   The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living

   Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler

   For the Dalai Lama, seeking happiness is not vanity or luxury: it is the hidden engine behind decisions that seem to have nothing to do with it, from the job someone picks to the cause they decide to defend.

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3. 3

   Spirituality · 15 min

   Peace Is Every Step

   Thich Nhat Hanh

   Treating your own anger like a crying baby in your arms, instead of swallowing it or taking it out on someone else, is the path the book proposes so anger doesn't get to choose your next words.

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4. 4

   Spirituality · 16 min

   The Prophet

   Kahlil Gibran

   For the author, raising a child to fulfill the dream you never fulfilled is mistaking a parent's love for a personal project you put off.

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5. 5

   Spirituality · 17 min

   When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

   Pema Chödrön

   The desperate search for immediate certainties in the face of a crisis usually prolongs the anguish more than the loss itself.

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6. 6

   Spirituality · 16 min

   Awareness

   Anthony de Mello

   For De Mello, love that demands the other person's happiness as proof of your own worth has stopped being love: it has become a need disguised as a feeling.

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7. 7

   Spirituality · 16 min

   Tao Te Ching

   Lao Tzu

   According to the book, forcing a situation against its own flow usually burns more energy than waiting for the moment when it gives way on its own.

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8. 8

   Spirituality · 17 min

   Autobiography of a Yogi

   Paramahansa Yogananda

   True spiritual discipline is not meant for escaping worldly obligations, but for facing routine duties with patience and mental steadiness.

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9. 9

   Spirituality · 19 min

   Be Here Now

   Ram Dass

   When a job title comes to define our entire worth, any career change threatens more than our income: it threatens the story we tell about ourselves.

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10. 10

    Spirituality · 18 min

    An Elegant Idea of God

    Ed René Kivitz

    When someone starts seeing an opponent as an agent of absolute evil, any violence can seem justified in God's name.

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